Ring



March 30 a 1 26.

R. ROSE THAL R NG Filed June 7 1924 INVE TOR e WITNESSES:

ATTOR EYS- Patented ar. 30, 1926..

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Application filed. June 7,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RUBIN RosnN'rHAL, a citizen of the United States,and a resident of the city of New York, borough of Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented a new and ImprovedRing, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to jewelry, and particularly to an improved ringwherein the structure is such that the usual appearance is given whilecertain parts may be readily removed and replaced at any time.

Another object of the invention is to provide a ring wherein a removablebackground is provided independent of the other parts of the ring,whereby different colored backgrounds may be used with the sameornamentation.

A further object more specifically is to provide a ring wherein aremovable ornamental member is provided with a removable backgroundtherefor, the construction being such that the parts may be removed-andreplaced without the use of special tools.

In the accompanying drawings Figure 1 is a perspective view of a ringdisclosing an embodiment of the invention;

Fig. 2 is a front view of the ring shown in Fig. 1 with the ornamentalmember and the background removed;

Fig. 3 isan edge view of the ornamental member shown in Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is an edge view of the background shown in Fig.1; 7 i

Fig. 5 is a ottom plan view of the structure shown in Fig. 4;

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary sectional view through Fig. 1, approximately onthe line 6-6, the same being on an enlar ed scale;

Fig. 7 is a view .similar to Flg. 1, .but showing a slightly modifiedform of ornamental member;

Fig. 8 is a perspeeive view of the ornamental member shown in Fig. 7;

Fig. 9 is a sectional view through Fig. 8, approximately on the line9-9;

Fig. 10 is a perspective view of the background showninFig 1.

Referring to the accompanying drawings by numeral, 1 indicates a ringbody of any desired kind, which is provided with a socket 2 and anornamental enlargement 3, in which an outer socket 4 is posltioned whichis in line with the socket 2. The division wall 5 between the sockets 2and 4 1924., Serial No. 718,608.

is preferably con'iparatively thin and formed with a transverselypositioned slot 6. On each side of the slot 6, near the walls of theornamental enlargement 3, are apertures 7 andS.

In forming the ring in the manner just described, various featureshavebeen provided for accommodating an ornamental back or foundation 9 andan ornamental facing member 10. The ornamental back or base 9 comprisesa plate 11, which is octagonal, although it may be of other shape. Thisplate may be inthe natural color or may be coatedwith a colored enamelor some other coloring material. Soldered or otherwise rigidly securedto the back of the plate 11, is a spacing bar 12 adapted to fit into andsubstantially fill the slot 6, whereby the retaining clamp 13 may bepivotally mounted on this bar and readily fit over the division plate '5and snap over the lugs 14 and 15. The clamp 13 is resilient and ispreferably made from I a comparatively thin piece of metal and isrotatably mounted on a pin or rivet 16, said clamp having apertures Hand18 for accommodating the lugs 14 and 15 which project inwardly from thedivisionplate 5.

They ornamental facing member 10 consists of a ring 19, either with orwithout the letters or other ornamental members 20 arranged therein. Thering 19 is provided with a pair of upstanding lugs 21 and 22, which arebent over for presenting hookshaped projections 23 and24.

When it is desired to arrange the ring as shown in Fig. 1, the plate 9is slid into the space between the ring .19 and the lugs 23 and 24, andthen the two members placed in the socket 3 so that the lugs 23 and 2 1will be forced through the apertures 7 and" 8 where they assume theosition shown in Fig. 6. The clamp 13 w1ll then be turned until itassumes the position shown in Fig. 6, whereupon the parts will be lockedagainst accidental removal.

When the parts are in this position the front surface of the ornamentalbase 9 may be readily seen through the ornamental letters or otherornamental members 20. As all of the parts are fitted together verysnugly, there will be no loose motion and the entire structure willappear to be solid throughout.

- This construction and arran ement is very desirable for certainclasses 0 rings, as, for

instance, fraternal rings for difi'erent symbolsinay be desired and alsodifferent colored backgrounds. For example, the ornamentation could beordinary yellow gold, while the base 9 could be coated with blue enamel.If desired, these members could be removed and new ones substitutedwherein the ornamental'structure could be a class emblem or therepresentation of a fraternal order, and the color of the base 9 couldbe white or some color according to the particular class or order underconsideration.

In Figs. 7 to 10, inclusive, a slightly modified construction is shownwherein the ornamental ring 10 is open throughout so that the face ofthe base plate 9' may be seen theretln-ough, as is clearly illustratedin Fig. 7. Aside from this difference, the construction is identicalwith that in Figs. 1 to 6, and, therefore, will need no additionaldescription.

It will be noted that when the various parts of the ring are properlyassembled, a structure will be presented which appears to be solidthroughout. It will also be noted that the clamping member 13j'andassociated finger when the ring is in use.

parts are set within the socket 2 a suflicient distance not to strike orbear against the The clamping member 13 may be readily shifted to oneside by a convenient instrument, as, for instance, a pencil, and whenshifted until it is in alinement with the socket 6, the various partsmay be quickly. and easily removed. The parts may also be re-assembledwithout the use of any special instrument, as the clamping member 13 maybe rotated by the finger or a pencil until it snaps into position, asshown in Fig. 6. This easy applimeans cation and removal of the variousparts is important in that it permits a person to quickly and easilyclean the parts of the ring at any time.

What is claimed is:

1. A ring comprising a body formed of an enlarged portion having alinedinner and outer sockets with a division late therebetween, said divisionplate being provided with an elongated aperture, a removable backgroundmounted in the outer socket, a removable ornamental member mounted ontop of the background, and a locking member connected with saidbackground for locking the background against removal, said lockingmember being swingably mounted and proportioned to pass through saidaperture when the background is placed in said outer socket, saidlocking member being capable of turning so as to straddle said aperturefor locking the parts in positron.

2." A ring provided with an inner and an outer socket, a division platetherebetween, said plate having a pair of side apertures and a centrallypositioned slot, an ornamental member fitting into the outer socket,said member being, formed with hook members projecting through saidapertures, a base plate slidably mounted in said hook members, aprojecting member extending from said base plate and extending throughsaid slot, and a rotatable clamping member connected with saidprojection, said clamping member engaging said division plate in theinner socket for locking the tion.

RUBIN ROSENTHAB.

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